àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo

Traditional: 按下葫蘆浮起瓢

按下葫芦浮起瓢 (àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo) is a Chinese word meaning “solve one problem only to find another cropping up”.

Meanings

  1. 1solve one problem only to find another cropping up

Characters in 按下葫芦浮起瓢

按àn · to press下xià · down葫hú · used in 葫蘆|葫芦[hu2 lu5]芦lú · rush浮fú · to float起qǐ · to rise瓢piáo · dipper

Related words

下down起来to stand up; to get up起来(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state一起(in) the same place一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon起to rise下来to come down下去to go down留下to leave behind下面below下面to boil noodles

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